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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — There's a new setback in the effort to keep health care workers safe as they fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Dr. Godfrey George is the fifth local doctor in Sierra Leone to die of the disease. The country only has two doctors for every 100,000 people, compared to about 240 doctors for the same number in the United States.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Branson says he and his family will still fly into space before any paying passengers make the trip. But before that, the owner of Virgin Galactic tells Sky News, there will be a "whole massive series of test flights." Investigators looking into Friday's crash of SpaceShipTwo are finding that there apparently wasn't an explosion -- and that the space plane disintegrated after a device aimed at slowing its descent activated too soon.
NEW YORK (AP) — The first tenant will start moving in today at One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The 104-story skyscraper, which cost nearly $4 billion to build, now dominates the city's skyline, replacing the destroyed twin towers. Publishing giant Conde Nast is the first business to occupy its new offices there.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are little changed in early trading as investors brace for a busy week of news. The Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs on Friday. This week will be a busy one for markets. The European Central Bank meets on Thursday to decide whether it will take more to stimulate the region's economy. And on Friday the monthly U.S. jobs survey will be released.
MILAN (AP) — The company dismantling the Costa Concordia cruise ship says workers have discovered human remains believed to be that of the last missing crew member. The company said the remains were found today in a cabin on the ship's eighth deck. The remains are being turned over to Italian authorities for identification. The Concordia capsized after hitting rocks near a Tuscan island in January 2012, killing 32 people.
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